TABLE 1.
Bacterial strains and sources
|
E. coli isolate and description (EPA study identification no.) |
Source |
|---|---|
| O157:H7 | |
| Dairy isolate USDAa N009-6-1, WI (EPA 1) | David Miller, USDA; Ames, Iowa |
| Dairy isolate USDA N6059-7-2, MO (EPA 2) | David Miller |
| Dairy isolate USDA 6104-5-9, FL (EPA 3) | David Miller |
| Dairy isolate USDA N6021-5-1, ID (EPA 4) | David Miller |
| Dairy isolate USDA N6049-26-1, IL (EPA 5) | David Miller |
| Dairy isolate USDA N6001-8-10, WA (EPA 6) | David Miller |
| Dairy isolate USDA N6114-7-2, TX (EPA 7) | David Miller |
| 43894, produces Shiga-like toxins I and II | American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, Va. |
| 43895, produces Shiga-like toxins I and II | American Type Culture Collection |
| 43890, produces Shiga-like toxin I | American Type Culture Collection |
| 43888, produces neither Shiga-like toxin | American Type Culture Collection |
| 43889, produces Shiga-like toxin II | American Type Culture Collection |
| Wild type | |
| EPA 8 | Water main break, June 1997, Louisville, Ky. |
| EPA 9 | Dairy manure, Kenton County, Ky. |
| EPA 174 | Sewage sludge, Maryland |
| EPA 175 | Sewage sludge, Maryland |
| —b | Dairy manure, Kentucky |
| —b | Dairy manure, Kentucky |
| —b | Dairy manure, Ohio |
a
USDA, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
b
—, unnamed isolate.